Eric Ericson
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Biography
Eric Gustaf Ericson, born on October 26, 1918 in Borås, Sweden, was a Swedish conductor and choirmaster. He studied at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and continued his training at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Switzerland and in Germany, Great Britain, and the United States. In 1951 he became principal conductor of the Orphei Drängar Singing Society and founded the Swedish Radio Choir, serving as choirmaster until 1982. His recordings include Poulenc: Sacred Choral Music / Musique Chorale Religieuse (1998), Bach: Christmas Oratorio (2001), and Bach: 6 Motets (2006). Ericson was awarded Litteris et Artibus in 1968 and the Illis quorum in 1988; he also received the Nordic Council Music Prize in 1995 and shared the Polar Music Prize in 1997. He passed away on February 16, 2013.
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- Ave Maria D.839 by Eric Ericson
- Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: III. Dies irae featuring Eric Ericson
- Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir, BWV 228
- Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229
- Go Tell It On The Mountain (Chant De Noël Américain Traditionnel) (Medley N°2) by Eric Ericson
- Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230
- Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225
- Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226
- Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227
- 4 Slowakische Volkslieder, Sz. 70: No. 4, Tanzlied aus Poniky
- Joy To The World (Medley N°1) by Eric Ericson
- 3 Fest- und Gedenksprüche, Op. 109
- O Tod, wie bitter bist du, Op.110 No.3
- Friede auf Erden, Op.13
- Deutsche Motette, Op. 62
- 4 Slowakische Volkslieder, Sz. 70: No. 1, Hochzeitslied aus Poniky
- 4 Slovak Folksongs, Sz. 70: No. 2, Na holi, na holi
- 4 Slowakische Volkslieder, Sz. 70: No. 3, Tanzlied aus Medzibrod
- 8 Geistliche Gesänge, Op. 138: No. 4, Unser lieben Frauen Traum
- 8 Geistliche Gesänge, Op. 138: No. 5, Kreuzfahrerlied
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- 8 Geistliche Gesänge, Op. 138: No. 1, Der Mensch lebt und bestehet
- 8 Geistliche Gesänge, Op. 138: No. 8, Wir glauben an einen Gott
- 5 Songs of Ariel: No. 5, Where the Bee Sucks There Suck I
